Manuel Pellegrini and his wife are recovering from a terrifying ordeal in Chile after they were subjected to an armed robbery before police in Chile were shot at by the assailants.

The West Ham manager and partner Carola Pucci were not hurt in the ordeal which happened near a shopping mall called Casa Costanera in an upmarket suburb of Vitacura in the Chilean capital, Santiago.

The men who attacked the Hammers boss and his wife are said to have stolen a handbag thought to belong to Carola Pucci before shooting at cops who tried to stop them and speeding off in a stolen Porsche Cayenne, which was later found abandoned by the cops.

The armed robbers who threw road spikes down to stop police chasing them. A chopper was also dispatched to chase down the men before the stolen car was found in Conchali, another suburb of the capital.

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Pellegrini himself also took to Twitter to thank Chilean police for their "quick and courageous action."

The Hammers manager is back in his homeland having penned a three-year deal with West Ham to replace David Moyes as manager a fortnight ago, with his players either on holiday or training with their countries ahead of the World Cup that kicks off in ten days time.

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